Bucket List - Why not now?

In the town I live in, it's hard to miss the hundreds of kids pouring through the streets, all of them undoubtedly on the way to their next engagement whether it be school, work, or some other pressing obligation. So many of the people I know are drowning themselves in books and jobs and basically just an unbelievable amount of stress. Where did all the people who actually LIVE their life go? How come it seems as if no one is reaching for the stars anymore? Are we doomed to go to school for 20 years and snag a degree, only then to work for another 40 and die? What happened to everyone?

If you know me, then you might be aware that I like to consider myself to be a sort of outlandish person, some might say weird. Regardless, I have come to find, just like many others, the appreciation for doing something everyone says you're supposed to do before you die, or at least planning to (I have an exciting bicycle trip coming up soon and I've also got the pleasure of planning my brother's bachelor party). And I was happy to see many of the people I knew in high school traveling abroad this last year to places like Spain, Ireland, and other places I probably didn't hear of. It's just the sort of thing everyone, in my opinion, should be doing.

What's sad is that so many of these busy people see the ones who are doing what they WANT to do and stop and ask "Why does HE get to just stop and travel the world?" or "She's so lucky to not have real priorities" or "I wish I could do something like that, I just have too much stuff to take care of" or some other bullshit excuse. B-u-l-l-s-h-i-t.

I'm not sure who said it, but I remember hearing a life concept that I felt was absolutely, positively true: If you want it, you will get it. I think it was Dr. Phil or someone.

The point is--is that if any person wants something, they WILL get it, that is if in fact they really do want it. If someone says they want good grades, and they truly do, they WILL get good grades. If someone wants to do well at a job, and they genuinely WANT to succeed, they WILL. If anyone really wants to do anything, they WILL do it.


So really, you have no excuses. Do it all, do everything; do it while you're young and before you have any life-ruiners (children). There's no reason not to. Ohhh booo hooo I might get a term behind on getting the degree I want...booo hooo I can't just drop everything and leave. The only thing standing in your way are your excuses. Stop being the person you think everyone wants you to be and start being the person you know you want to be.

Dress differently. Give your phone number to everyone. Learn to play the ukulele. Walk in the rain. Lay under the stars. Write a book. Climb a mountain. Be outrageously polite. Learn how to tango. Visit a real blues club. Learn Muay Thai.


It doesn't matter really what you do as long as it makes you happy, right?

What do YOU want?





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